A Christmas Wassail for 2015 or Be You Healthy and Wealthy this Christmastide

Waes hael, waes hael to everyone! We gather today to wish you health - Wæs hæl, wæs hæl a toast to all; To you we raise a glass for wealth - A heartfelt toast that’s not too small. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! to one and all! Ignored he sits, cold and homeless - Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to him dejected; Bottle in hand, unloved and rootless By shoppers avoided, despised, rejected. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! to all our customers! Tesco shoppers pass him by - Wæs hæl, wæs hæl a toast to you; Christmas is coming, so much to buy, God bless us all – so festive and true. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! to all of us! Unemployed and on the welfare, Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to those who struggle; Ignored by many, so unaware Of lives so far from Christmas cheer. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! Christmas is coming! For those who flee Islamic State – Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to those who perished; Beheaded by blades of butchers of hate, For evil that stalks, a demonic that’s cherished. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To a season of cheer! For those in Russia and Paris who died, Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to the families who grieve By Satanic Deish their lives denied, Barbarity none can e’er conceive. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! This Christmastide! Remember the dying of drought-stricken Africa Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to children of famine, Orphans alone from Chad to Somalia, Scratching existence from a soil so barren. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To children well fed! And Ugandans who till the land, Wæs hæl, wæs hæl to those who starve; Locusts, dust storms and blowing sand, Rains now fail as turkeys we carve. Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! To Christmas cheer! So raise your glasses enjoy your health - Wæs hæl, wæs hæl a toast to all; Happy are we, but what’s the truth? - A birth, long past – a child so small? Wæs hæl, wæs hæl! Indeed! 20 December 2015 Wassail (Wikipedia) (Old English wæs hæl, literally 'be you healthy') refers both to the salute 'Waes Hail' and to the drink of wassail, a hot mulled cider traditionally drunk as an integral part of wassailing, an ancient southern English drinking ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year.